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happyrock

Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:52 AM

happyrock

Tech Moderator

Retired Staff

9,285 posts

try this... 1. Log on to the computer by using an account with administrator permissions. 2. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%\inf, and then click OK. 3. Locate the Srchasst.inf file. 4. Right-click the Srchasst.inf file, and then click Install. This reinstalls the files that Search Companion uses.

NOTE: You may need your Windows XP CD-ROM to finish installing Search Companion. This issue may occur again if you have Search Companion open when you connect to your ISP.

ThunderOcean

Posted 19 July 2009 - 04:57 AM

Thank you for the information. I have not replied before because I have been considering what to do as my System was purchased from PC World and I do not have Windows XP Installation Disks.

If I do try and re-install Search Companion without the Installation Disks, what will happen if the process asks for them. Will I be able to cancel it without affecting anything or will I have gone from bad to worse with a partially installed/uninstalled Search Companion?

Incidentally, I would be grateful if you would expand on your final sentence. Am I right in assuming that my ISP has corrupted Search Companion in some way? How? Why?

fyr_girl87

Posted 23 March 2011 - 11:06 PM

fyr_girl87

Member

Member

24 posts

I also have a similar problem, but instead, I don't know how my search companion changed. Every time I want to open a file I have to go through a series of steps. Also a little dog appears on the bottom asking me what I would like to search. It is pretty annoying that I have to go through all these steps with the little dog. I remember before how easy it was to just click on a file and it would direct me right away to what I was am trying to get at. Please I need help with fixing this.